Capgemini joins MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East’s AI Research Forum 2026 as Knowledge Partner

Capgemini has joined as Knowledge Partner for the second edition of the AI Research Forum (AIRF) 2026, hosted by MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East.

Taking place in Dubai on October 22, 2026, AIRF 2026 will convene policymakers, technology leaders, C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and AI experts. Under the theme “Agentic AI: From Mandate to Momentum,” the forum will explore the infrastructure, investment, governance, decision-making, and operating models that are needed to deploy AI agents responsibly and at scale.

As organizations across the region invest in AI capabilities, the focus is shifting from pilots to ensuring solutions perform effectively in production and building the institutional capacity to sustain them.

“AI isn’t another digital wave. It is a fundamental redesign of how work happens, how decisions are made, and how value is created,” said Matthew Whitson, Capgemini Middle East Managing Director. “As a leader in AI-powered enterprise transformation, Capgemini brings a differentiated combination of consulting, engineering, data, technology, operations, and change management capabilities, together with deep industry expertise, to help organizations move beyond proof of concept and convert AI innovation into tangible business value.”

Against this backdrop, Capgemini’s senior leaders and AI experts will contribute to keynote conversations and panel sessions, sharing enterprise perspectives and exclusive research on the business and technology choices shaping agentic AI deployment.

“Enterprise leaders are moving past the question of whether AI agents matter. The harder question is how to deploy them with the infrastructure, governance, and operating discipline required to create value. Capgemini’s role as Knowledge Partner will bring practical enterprise experience and research to AIRF 2026, strengthening a conversation that now demands rigor as much as ambition,” said Ravi Raman, Publisher, MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East.